12/07/04

Q&A with Teacher Daniel

LightLine Teleconference
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Michael: I have a question. It's hard for me to be faithful when
circumstances around me seem to fall in on themselves. Is there
anything you can tell me to help me keep my faith strong in times of peril?



* Daniel: Thank you for your question, my friend. Indeed,
times can be rough and difficult choices and circumstances may be before
you, but if you can look at your surroundings as being your environment,
and look at you and your inner decision process being where you can make
the most difference, then you may be able to recognize some
opportunities in the challenges you face.



I will use Michael?s life in the flesh as Jesus, as an example here.
Jesus came into Jerusalem with the recognition that circumstances were
caving in upon him, and he knew that, aside from suddenly declaring his
Godhood and willing things to be different, he truly had no control, as
a human, over the series of events that were about to befall him. But
he did recognize that he had this central Core, this relationship to the
Highest Reality, as a strong guiding force for him. Thus he followed
through on what he believed was the highest decision he could make at
any moment. Around him the circumstances did cave in, and yet he did
follow through, knowing that the reality of what was occurring to him
held no torch to the reality that existed as a part of him, aside from
these environmental occurrences.



Now I know the circumstances in your life and Michael?s life are not
exactly synonymous, but I believe you can take great strength from
recognizing that you, equally, as a child of God, have the opportunity
to rise to the challenge of remaining central to the core of your being
and keeping your focus on what is real at a spiritual level rather than
seeing the environmental circumstances as having predominant control
over your destiny and faith.



Sometimes in life you are all faced with difficult decisions and a
recognition of weakness or fear or momentary wavering of faith is truly
human, but you do have the opportunity to recognize that there is a
higher reality, that you are a part of this reality by your choice, and
that you are immeasurably loved and cared for, not only by the Father,
but by his vast creation. You have ministers and guardians who are with
you each moment, looking over you and trying to coax you toward the
highest decisions. They are very forgiving when you don?t make the
highest decisions, for judgment is not a factor in their relationship to
you.



So I encourage you to seek the Divine Source, to recognize that you are
part of a cosmic family, to make the best decisions you can, and deal
with the environmental factors as they come along, in the highest manner
possible. I hope this helps you to gain perspective, my friend. Does
this answer for you this evening?



Michael: I appreciate that. I needed to hear that, as there are serious
situations in my life. It made me feel a lot better.



* Daniel: Thank you for reaching out tonight, and you are
certainly cared for more than you can even fathom at the level of
existence you are at the present time. Do your best. Are there other
questions this evening?



Marshall: This is Marshall. It?s good to hear you, Daniel. In the new
and changing times do you foresee some of the many students of the
teacher corps reaching, within their lifetimes here, terrestrial mortal
attainment and subsequent fusion, due in part to the enhancement of
morontia spiritual capacities available?



* Daniel: Hello my friend. I would like to encourage you in
your spiritual development. The opportunity exists, yes, for fusion to
take place. Whether there will be greater numbers than in previous eras
is yet to be determined. The more likely reality, on a predominant
scale, is that there will be more who, when they reach the moment of
mortal death, will have traversed higher in the circle levels such that
they will be less in need of significant periods of time in remedial
training once they reach the mansion worlds. Still, there are some who
could gain a significant degree of enlightenment to the extent that they
might be prepared for translation.



Of course, we certainly want to encourage you to focus more on actually
being good and doing good, than on what happens when you do good or grow
more spiritized, as I?m sure you know. But I hope my commentary at
least affords some glimpses and insights for you tonight.



Marshall: Yes Daniel. Thank you very much for your answer and the
pleasure of your company.

* Daniel: You are welcome.



Manu: Brother Daniel, this is Manu. On the same thread, I read a
transcript a few days ago that said something to the effect that God the
Father decided to create us for the expressed purpose of understanding
our life outside of his all knowingness. It came to my mind, in
response, that it doesn?t matter how soon we reach fusion or some other
spiritual state as long as we can live each moment for the satisfaction
of our Father. As we know, the Father beholds us in our complete
spiritual state and it?s only a matter of time and space before we reach
that state.



* Daniel: Your insight is significant and I congratulate you
for pondering and coming to these conclusions in your life. There are
many beings here on your world at the present time who have actually
chosen not to go on, but to come back so that they could experience this
reclamation project. They have delayed their ascension merely in the
fact that there was something to be learned. This holds true even at
your level of existence.



Please do not be in a hurry to give up the opportunities you have right
now, for although the ascension scheme of progression is wonderful to
behold and exciting to be a part of, your faith realizations in the
material existence actually compound your ability to function most
effectively in the overall scheme of ascension. The more that you
grapple with decisions and come to conclusions and adjust your
perspectives when you cannot see what it is that you have fledgling
faith in, the more that you will be liberated when you come face to face
with the realities that you only have an inkling about at the present
time. This life is a foundation, and your ability to experience all
that you can, to try new things, to check out new resources, to
contemplate higher realities, all of this will compound your
effectiveness in the spirit.



And so take the insight that you have, Manu, and run with it. Expand
yourself and recognize that each moment is an opportunity for
realizations like this. Whether you are heavy into service mode with
some project, or discussing differences with a fellow employee at work,
or playing with your child with no particular place to go, everything
has the potential to expand who you will become eternally. I thank you
for sharing your realization, and I hope my commentary has served to
amplify for you.



Manu: Yes, your explanation was beautiful. Thank you.



* Daniel: You?re welcome.



Marshall: Just a comment Daniel -- Marshall again. So in essence we are
talking of higher cosmic duties leading to enhanced divine values. As
the Master once said, ?The meaning of life is its adaptability, where
the value of life is its progressability. Does that dovetail?



* Daniel: Certainly this works well with Manu?s realization and
our discussion. Indeed, it is this adaptable environment that allows
progressive realization that is the foundation for your propelling into
an eternity platform of progression. Are there other questions this
evening, my friends?



Michael: This is a question pertaining to myself. I was wondering if
those of us who serve God will have the opportunity in the future to
work with Monjoronson or any of the others here on this earth together
or is it going to be mostly working on our own? I just want to serve
God with all of my heart, but I was wondering if I will have that
opportunity or will it be something that will have to wait until I start
my ascension.



* Daniel: Thank you again. This question is one that many have
had, and do have, whether it be directly related to the Magisterial Son
or to Jesus, Maitreya, or some divine personage coming to the world to
help bring it into a higher state of evolution. While I cannot give
firm details regarding the actual occurrences to come, I can let you
know that you can work with the Divine at any time, and as you see
others who hold like values and ideas, you have the opportunity to work
together for the Divine.



We would like to encourage you, and actually all of you, to expect to
have to go it alone every step of the way, while maintaining the hope
that you won?t have to go it alone, for in this perspective the power is
in your hands to make a difference. In the perspective of focusing more
on the beings to come, you shift the power into the elusive hands of
something that may or may not be a reality. I think you understand why
I emphasize this, but if you live like you have to go it alone, then you
take control of your life and the service opportunities around you.



Someday you may look up from helping a little old lady to cross the
street to see someone else there willing to help along with you who may
or may not have a divine personality within them, but nonetheless you
can make decisions in that moment to work with that presence, or to work
one step at a time, one day at a time, toward your personal goals.



The likelihood that a divine being is going to manifest in a majestic
visible global way such that no discernment is necessary is very
unlikely. Instead, it is by your work and your trusting in your ability
to go it alone now, which will define your potentials and your
involvement in any other manifestations that come along.



I hope this doesn?t deflate you in your desire as much as it inspires
you to recognize that you are in control of your destiny and the
potential occurrences will happen based on the actions of others like
you who move forward without relying on any potential or future
occurrence to guide them. Does this clarify for you, my friend?



Michael: It clarified the question for me. Thank you, Daniel. I
appreciate your willingness to speak with me. I hope we can talk again.



* Daniel: I certainly look forward to doing this and look
forward to your progress. Keep on in faith, my friend.



At this time I believe our meeting needs to come to a close. Let us
once again commune in a prayerful state with one another toward our Father.



/Father we are blessed that you have been present with us this evening.
I thank you for shedding light on our conversations with one another and
bringing a sense of unity. May we return the favor by reaching out in
our spheres of influence to shed our light upon those with whom we come
in contact. It is refreshing to know, aside from words, the potential
to affect others by action and presence is possible, just as we are
affected by your presence and the manifestations of your divinity, now
and throughout our existence./